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BRACKET.

110. 446,761. 112116111611 Peb. 17, 1891.

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BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,761, dated February17, 1891.

Application filed September Il, 1890. Serial No. 363,915. (No model.)

To alt 107mm t may concern:

2e it known that I, GEORGE R. NAFIs, of

irooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented anew and lmproved Bracket, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The invention relates to brackets tor use on clothes-racks, ower-stands,book-cases, the.; and its object is to provide a new and improvedbracket which is simple and durable in con struction and can be readilyadjusted to any desired position or conveniently folded up when not inuse.

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The invention consists of a sleeve fitted to turn on a pole and an armhaving an inclined slot through which passes a pivot-pin on the 'saidsleeve, the said arm being adapted to engage with its inner edge theside of the pole or to turn on the said pin.

The invention also consists ot certain parts and details andcombinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, andthen pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of the iinprovement as applied to aclotliesnack. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of thesame. Fig. 3 is a front view of the same. Fig. et is a sectional planview oil the same, and Fig. 5 is a side elevation ot the improvement asapplied to a newer-stand.

rlhe improved bracket is provided with a sleeve A, mounted to turn on apole B, pref erably arranged vertically and mounted to turn in suitablebearings C and C', secured to a wall, post7 or other support. vent thesleeve A from sliding on the pole, a staple D is provided, which issecured by its ends to the pole, passing over the outside of the sleeve,as is plainly shown in the drawr)The sleeve A is parted lengthwise ofthe pole, and is provided with lugs E, extending at right angles to thepole and supporting a piv0t-pin F.

Between the lugs h is passed an arm ll, provided with an inclined slotG, through which passes a pivot-pin F, supported on the lugs. The inneredge Il of the arm is adaptln order to preL4 ed to rest against the sideof the pole when the arm ll is pressed downward, so as to lock thesleeve A to the pole B. iVhen the .arm lI is moved upward until thelower end of the slot G strikes against the pivot-pin F, then the arm llcan be turned so as to swing downward into the position shown inthemiddle of Fig. l.

Then the device is used for a clothes-rack, as illustrated in Figs. l,2, 3, and 4, then the arm ll is preferably formed at its upper end intoa socket or sleeve l, into which passes one end of a stick J forsupporting the clothes. The inner end of the stick J is grooved, as atJ, so as to engage or tit onto the side of the pole B. The stick J maybe secured in the sleeve I by a nail or other suitable means.

When the device is used for a newer-stand, as shown in Fig. 5, the armIl is extended into the curved arm K, provided with a disk K on whichthe iiower-pot is set.

When the device is used as a clothesrack or tlower-stand, a number ofsleeves are fitted to turn on a single pole, as shown in Figs. l and 5.The brackets may be adjusted in such a manner that the several sticks Jor arms K extend in diiterent directions from the pole, so as to permitof conveniently hanging up the clothes or supporting flower-pots, asdesired.

In order to turn the sleeve A to the proper position, the arm Il ismoved upward slightly,

so that the inner edge H' is disengaged from the pole, thus permittingthe turning of the sleeve A. until the desired position is reached. Theoperator then presses the arm Il downward, so that the inner edge I-l ofthe arm H is pressed iirmly in contact with the side ot the pole, thuslocking the sleeve in place.

NVhen the device is not to be used, the bracket can be folded by firstmoving the arm Il upward until the lower end of the inclined slotstrikes against the pivot-pin F. The arm Il can then be swung downward,moving the stick J or the arm K in the same direction, thus folding theparts close to the pole B.

It is understood that the device can readily be applied for otherpurposes besides those mentioned.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Ico l. The combination, ufith L pole, of e Sleeveparted lengthwise and fitted to turn on the 'said pole, a pivotpin heldin the said sleeve,

and an arm having an inclined slot through which passes the saidpivot-pin, the seid a-rln being adapted to engage the said pole with itsinner straight edge and to turn on the said pivot-pin, substantially asshown and described. f

2. The combination, with a pole, of a sleeve parted lengthwise andfitted to turn on the said pole, a pivot-pin held in the said sleeve,and an arm having an inclined slot through which passes the saidpivot-pin, the said arm being adapted to en gage the said pole with itsinner straight edge and to turn on the said pivot-pin, and a Socketformed on the said arinl GEORGE R. NAFIS.

Witnessem THEO. G. IIos'rER, E. M. CLARK.

